Rico Forever: The Afterlife of Mets, 2011

[Met Hunter]

Met Hunter wrote: Word is the Red Sox will name Bob McClure their pitching coach. Bobby V., Bogar, Magadan, McClure. Nice staff. Gary Thurman was named first base coach of the Miami Marlins as well.

Add Alex Ochoa to Bobby V's staff.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

From an HOF-vote-explained column:

="Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe"]Burnitz would have fit in with the cast of "Jackass." As a practical joke, he would empty out bottles of shampoo in the showers on road trips after the last game of the series and pee in them.

[Edgy MD]

Melvin Mora debuts in this thread with a memories essay from Rob Neyer.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: Melvin Mora debuts in this thread with a memories essay from Rob Neyer.

How can you have a "memories of Melvin Mora" story and not mention that he is the father of quintuplets?

Later

[Edgy MD]

I assume because it's his personal story and he doesn't personally know the quints. It's not like that hasn't been written about a thousand times.